Re: [PLUG] putty

[Paul <gyoza@comcast.net>]

Aaron Mulder wrote:

> On Thu, 5 Aug 2004, Paul wrote:
>  
>
> > I use Cygwin for ssh'ing from Window$.  It also allows me to do remote X 
> > through XDMCP.  http://cygwin.com/
> >    
>
> 	Can you elaborate on the remote X?  As in, you could run "xeyes" 
> or some other graphical progam off the Linux machine and have it display 
> on your Windows machine?  Does it run a whole Linux desktop or can you 
> just have individual X windows mixed in with your Windows windows on your 
> Windows desktop?  Is there any particular configuration that needs to be 
> done on either the Linux side or the Windows side, other than installing 
> Cygwin?
>
>  
1, I can run a local X session, then use ssh to forward an instance of 
xeyes to my local X desktop.  2, I can use XDMCP to display an entire 
remote X session.

You must enable XDMCP on the remote GNU/Linux box.  XDMCP is disabled by 
default for security reasons.  Enabling it only require a few simple 
clicks in Gnome.

Configuring Cygwin for X just requires choosing to install the 
components for X.  Just selecting a window manager to be installed will 
cause the minimum requirements for running the window manager to be 
selected as well.  After install, just try running the following command 
after starting a Cygwin shell: X -query IPaddress :1 &

If everything works properly, you will be greeted by a login prompt.

Alternately, just start X, then ssh -X to your remote Linux box, and 
type in the name of a program and it will appear on your screen.

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